Re: Rumour - Carlingford - Chatswood line

["Dongbert" <nospam.dongbert@start.com.au>]

Initially, the shopping centre were against a station being located there
because they feared commuters using up precious parking spaces for shoppers
(and they are precious at Carlo Court!). Before you come back at me about
the benefit of rail-based public transport to Carlo Court, don't shoot me,
I'm just the messenger! And I don't know their current position on this.

G.

Rod Gayford <rjaygee@eisa.net.au> wrote in message
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> But if they did decide to build under the shopping centre they could avoid
> going deep at that point and reduce costs considerably.  The shopping
centre
> station is a good idea because no one goes to Carlingford other than to
> catch trains to commute and if located under the shopping centre it would
> encourage more travellers.  Do it.
> Cheers
> Rod Gayford
>
> "Ben Munro" <sporologist@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > Chris wrote:
> > >
> > > Any truth to the rumour that Carlingford station may be relocated up
> under
> > > Carlingford shopping centre (the one with the Grace Bros - not the
asian
> > > one) with the shopping centre owners paying for the new underground
> station?
> > > Or will this be an additional station?
> > >
> > > Chris
> >
> > The cost of a station there would be $50 million or more. The line will
> > be pretty deep at that point.
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